New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
PERSONAL

pro,essor Alonzo Williams will read an original
noo Nc Tho unyelhng Of tho burnside statue at Provf
denco on July ..
Justice strong, retired. OF tho Supreme Court re-
marks that Justice Woods was the first member OF
that Bench in active service to die e Washington that
no remember.
slf James II. Osgood will return TO London In
steamer which Layci hero on Juno A.
81, Michael Hicls-Bcach's trouble proves TO DO not
cataract but merely q hlmy growth caused by over
work and laclt II in his SYSTEM compete
ouru Is confidently expected
Senator AIirich " III devote tho summer TO visit
inc tho important American consuiatcs in Europe.
Tho Rov. Dr. y. c. Bodies, who Is coming to take
charge OF tho RleccScr Street Unveralst Church IN
mi, CITY has had a notably long pastorate In Salem,
Mass.
Mira. James T. Fields win spend tho summer ut her
homo at Manchester-by-the- sea-
Among tho gentlemen named as likely to receive
"Jubuco pecrages" In England arc Mr. Berea,ord
Hope and MIR. John walter OF "Tho London Ilne""
Tho Rev. DR. Noah Porter OF Yale IL TO speak ut
tho Amherst Agricultural College at commandments
Mrs Randall Leo Gibson, whose death has Just
occurred in Washington, tho wife of Senator Glib
son Of Louisiana and tho daughter Of the lato T. W.
Montgomery OF Ncw-Orleans. sho was beautiful
woman, possessing many charms anu accomplish
ments dignity and nrO cultivation Some years Oh
her ufo woro spent in France whore she came TO
nonbcrs Of tho old French nobility In her religious
faith Mr. Gibson was Roman Catholic. hhe leaves
threo sons, tho Oldest who Is nineteen D inX ab
school al Exeter N. II. Her mother, Mrs. M9 9n
Bridge in this city, known IA High Cottage MIS-
GibsOn's death will cause much grief In Washington
and New-OrIcans, whore she was best known.
Days engagement In Boston at tho largest theatre
l.,n tho city, the BostOn Museum, exceeds in its
financial aspect any previous engagement thon'
with tho DO sblo exception of Charles mchenss
reodings Dickens read there undor peculiar crcun-
stances Mossrs, Flolds, Osgood Co., tho pub
fishers had captured Dickens for tho then literary
| centro of America by paying him directly the
authors copyright his works. as II Dickens woIo
native author and all Boston turned out to do him
honor, both for his own sake and that Oh Bostons
favorito publ shing house. The fist days sales Of
Dickens amounted for his whole series Of readings TO
about 900 Tho salcs for tho seven performances
OF Shakespear's Tuning OF tho ehrew' by Augustin
Days company began on TUESDAY last az O'CLOCK
| a. m BY that time double line OF purchasers ex-
tending from tho box Otico Of tho Museum 10 the
noft corners Of tho street had formed, and tho
people wero In line thoro all day Tho total sales
on 1T ssday for tho cghs performances amounted 10
| neary 10000 All OF which goes TO show that
whilo tho dead Shakespeare may not BIO "a great
| lin Boston, tho living Dickens, still shakespeDre's
namo Is no longer synonymous with Ruin.
seror Canovas dol Castillo, tho Spanish Conserva-
two loader after thirty years OF wiowerhood Will be
| married this summer 10 lady who has been for
| eighteen years tho Acknowledged belle Of Madrid
society She Is enormously rich, ana the QuoOn
| Regent viii mako her a Duchess.
Fx-Mayor Richard Vaux Of Philadelphia has ac-
auied great reputation pedestrian. 1t Is
said that no walks live miles every morning before
| breakfast, matter what tho weather Is.